TY - GEN AU - Tashkin,Donald P TI - The role of patient-centered outcomes in the course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: how long-term studies contribute to our understanding SN - 1555-7162 PY - 2006///0929 KW - Acute Disease KW - Adrenal Cortex Hormones KW - therapeutic use KW - Adrenergic beta-Agonists KW - Aged KW - Albuterol KW - analogs & derivatives KW - Androstadienes KW - Bronchodilator Agents KW - Disease Progression KW - Double-Blind Method KW - Drug Therapy, Combination KW - Dyspnea KW - etiology KW - Female KW - Fluticasone KW - Forced Expiratory Volume KW - drug effects KW - Health Status KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Patient Admission KW - Patient-Centered Care KW - Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive KW - drug therapy KW - Quality of Life KW - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic KW - Research Design KW - Risk Assessment KW - Risk Factors KW - Salmeterol Xinafoate KW - Scopolamine Derivatives KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Tiotropium Bromide KW - Treatment Outcome N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article; Review UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.08.009 ER -